| 22 Jan, 2014 |
Updates from miniPIERS (December 2013-January 2014) Its official! The miniPIERS paper is now published online by PLoS Medicine and can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/1lhdSD9. The PIERS on the move study has now completed recruitment of women for the clinical pilot at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Thank you to Dr. David Hall (Site PI) and Erika van Papendorp (research midwife) for their invaluable... Read More |
| 21 Jan, 2014 |
Updates from Calcium and Pre-eclampsia (CAP) Trial Pictured above: María Gabriela Castro, the obstetrician working for the calcium study in Hospital Maternidad Tucumán Recruitment update Recruitment for the Calcium and Pre-eclampsia trial has reached 564, with 181 pregnancies, thanks to concerted efforts from all the sites. Note from Catherine Parker, Research Midwife, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto... Read More |
| 17 Jan, 2014 |
Global Pregnancy CoLaboratory: updates from December 2013-January 2014 The major event of the last three months was the PRE-EMPT Third Annual Meeting held in New Delhi, India. It was exciting to learn first hand of the progress of the several component projects of PRE-EMPT and to have the opportunity to discuss the activities of the CoLab with participants of these other projects. Jim Roberts was the CoLab representative and presented an overview... Read More |
| 17 Jan, 2014 |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Preeclampsia Foundation Approved for a Funding Award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Melbourne, Fla. – January 6, 2014– A joint research team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass. and the Preeclampsia Foundation has been approved for a funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their study “Heart Health 4 Moms: Engaging Women with a History of Preeclampsia to Reduce their Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.” The... Read More |
| 10 Dec, 2013 |
CLIP Site Visit: Belgaum and Bagalkot, India Peter von Dadelszen, Beth Payne and Dustin Dunsmuir conducted a site visit in Belgaum, India from 5-7 November, 2013. The site visit was marked by robust activity . Day 1 focused on adapting some of the learning's from the CLIP Feasibility Study in India, and an initial review of the trial start-up activity progress was done. On day 2, the CLIP box, the CLIP Protocol, CLIP... Read More |
| 10 Dec, 2013 |
Third Annual PRE-EMPT Meeting, New Delhi, India The Third Annual PRE-EMPT Meeting was held from 11-14 November, 2013 at the Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi, India. The objective of the meeting days were multifold: 11 November focussed on the “4M’s”, which includes miniPIERS, mHealth & other maternal morbidities; 12 & 13 November focussed on the CLIP Trials and 14 November served as the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting... Read More |
| 10 Dec, 2013 |
CLIP Site Visit: Maputo and Manhica, Mozambique Peter von Dadeleszen undertook a site visit to Maputo and Manhiça on 21-24 October 2013. We extremely grateful for the hospitality shown by the CISM, the CLIP Mozambique team as well for the opportunity to be present during discussions with the National Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health and the participation of Dr Teresa Mapasse, National Director of the CHW... Read More |